Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-13
POLYGAMY.s DEATH BLOW.
Passage " . s,frIsgent
AnfI-MerEnon Bill.
strenx Speeches n ths Bssse feaipwsa
~ i rnanimous vete-caii sd
Michel % later state Cen
meFps IN M ssaate.


servies 81 All eflssrs 81 tie Array $50
esrvtd during tie Hax 81 THE kabe.ii1n
for three years a. oihesEs - sHitssea
men, 10 the yolanteeF OF FeRnizf army
Referred. -.
Dolpb. from ths Committee eu Coass
Defenees, reported - Al ss1s11lsselt =
Be offered 80 item appfopriattsk ~
million dollars for tie s<lstftetisu q
fsrtidossiOns and ether aofka 81 os-
fenss. Ordered printed.
Allison. frsm the COMMITTEES % ~
propfiafions, reported DA1A tne est..l
appgopFisfiOa BID with amendments
Or cred printed.
90 motion Of IDRslls. toe ne1ase bsls
70 amsnd section 1913 o. the fes5sso
statutes IN regard % resting q seiisas
government property Wss tsken up asao
paased.
The senate then, et lis 2. "a re-
eums 4 consideration OF tie lnteK-nts1e
Commerea bill, and waa addressed =
Gall, who declared bis conenrTencs ~
tne great obi sesa OF paptie pulley tnas
we're souaht - b carried into eject ~
the origiaal bill aud By the conferences
fneslla expressed q bops shas cailon
weuId not INSIST on 8 vote today. tbs
senate had developed In the pfess and
other organs Of public opinion M N
tense feolinR. ard much expression.
which be regarded profitable 20 tbose
who Were engaged in the consideration
Of the subieet.
Cali referred 70 tbe faots stated
Ia the gofk Of Poore. tbst the oapi
tai Of the railways Of the country
exceeds their actual cost oF thEes
billion dollars. The rates charged lot
tKausporsation wefe to pay interest," ana
dividends on this fictitious and pretend
Cd capital. rhe people w-re nov pay
ms al annual tar II &3J9soodN09 on
tbls fictitious capital. He osuid see
nothing 10 that, IL Il wers permitted 80
continue, bnf the ruin Z the kepablie.
No regulation Of interstate oommsree
conId ~ msde that permitted this enoF'
nous annual Sax. Did the conferences
report attempt 20 remedy this eviiG II
aid not. On the contrary, e impiiediy
licensed il 10 failing 20 provide ahy
remedy for IL. kstes sought 70 be esta0-
Iishad b. the bill should be Feasonable
--ratee calculates on the amguata Aetn
RIly invested ia the oonsfrn tion and
operation OF railways. II that could net
be done then the bill Was fntile. dc WAS
ID favor of going much farther than
the bill went. lie Was Ia favor OF Law
defining that rtte-a reasonable rate
whieh permitted fair return on the
capital actually invested IA railroads.
He would, however, yste for the pend
inc bill, because u would accomplish 90
great harm, bat he regarded u as no
remedy for existing evils, aud no SRI
umph for those WHO desire 10
see inter State commerce regulated,
Although be eoald vote for the pill be
wonid prefer 80 have IL further ooBsid
cred By the conference committee.
Brown made an argument IN opposi-
ton % the dill.
Mitchell, u Oregon, very seriously
doubted, and had always doubted,
whether the shpYt aud long hani pro
vision would cheaper local freight,
while on the other hand a vital blow
woaid bs struck by Is 10 tFanseantineu
tal aud through e0nEaeEse. aud also th
foreign commerce OF she G9uutrP. Asa
rule the great buik II pfosits realized by
railroad campAnias eaaae not ffom the
through business, bat from local bust
mess, aud II was falr 20 assNme that
these companies would always luoh
primarily 10 tneig own interest, aud Dol
10 the Il teres,s OF tha general pa lie.
He would agree, therefore, that there
would he no hesitation on the part Of
Transportation companies Ia abandon
ing their through freight husissss FATHER
than give up tseir prof 90 local bust
ness. For ona be did NOT prefer that 70
snlt. lie believed thst ia suoh An event
ff.s.@a srltrl4 arab
between powcFful trausa0nlineatai oom
panies, including water lines, IS wgula
Increase through trsights, aud thus on
able shom 10 mAiataia their present
high charges on shosi hanis. he there
fore belieTcd that The provision woald
prove 90 be 4 cAeat, deception and a
fraud. Mitchell laid great stress on
ths fael thas the conditions add oifsna-
stances Of through transconttneatal
business we're entirely disslmiiaf 10
those Of local bnsineas, aud tnAt there
fore The fourth section would nos apply
10 it. II declared that She section was
an absolutely harmless piece af legisls-
ton 40 far AZ the interests Of railroad
companies were concerned, and Was
Wholly and absolutely lmp0tent and 10
effective 30 far ~ giving protection to
the shippers was concerned. It wRs
worse than thro sing tub 20 the VII ale.
He would vote Tor rvoaamitsal Of che
bill, with instructions 10 amend the SEQ
0nd and fourth sections BY striking oui
She words lander substantial y similar
circumstances and aonditioas.n
Ouilom stated that there we're three OF
four Senators who desired 20 speak upon
the blih and who had engagements for
Tits evoniag. lie would nos. therefore,
ask for vaie tenieht, bat would do 81
before che adjournment.
Harris asked unAsimous consent 30
have a vote taken lomorrow. bat AldFiah
objected.
Alter an executive session the ssnass
adjourned.
The Hease.
The H0ase proceeded 20 the consid
grafton OF tue Eimauds anti-polyeamy
bill aud the iu1kgr substitute therefor.
+. H. Taylor, Of Ohio. gave y briei
sketch Of the establishment Of the Nor
mon Church In Utsh. and the efforts
which had been msde BY Congress Go
suppress the practice OF PolygAmy
These eff SFts bad aniy been partially
successful, ewing % the ditiiaRlty ot 90
tanning proof OF poiygamnas marriages
Congress should take che matter Ia
hand, not 10 tie spirit az peTsec tim.
bat 9Th the determination that tue exll
aud wrong II polynamy ahanid caaSa.
Il 10 now efo~ing, aud wAs nos coafinaa
20 thu boundaries Of Utah. Its friend
the Legislature OF I ah. " ald not
etgangls II, bat Congress mast, and for
tupataiy Congress eoaia. Il had the
legal power under the Consultation, and
u had The meAns a hand 10 exercise Il
He fully believed uas 0nsy that the
pending bill souid evesthrea polyzany.
but u supplemented hY proposed coo
stitaii1aa amendments il waala ~
lieve the cenutrY fEan al fear
Of u and tts evils. IRE Marmaa t'aarsh
disposed % Ifs aad ahsry. Il de
tated laws. and ia lae nama q religion
y imposed tie pyscssce % pa,ygsgny
THIS rest and this chnEsh dsaea TIE
moral sensq - ciylisE gtsos. a0d EsFu
antagonists b t6e pFineifirs aaa snst
tasio ot tae ksuahles tat whila o.
eotrtily ftYnrad t8e nftin fsataFes -
the bill, be Vas uuaia sasiy opposed e.
ope arQysstan- that ~ absllsstss fssls ~.
snagaee Ia tha resrlsosy 81 Uash. de
stoed sppsilea ~ tie ART sazgastioa 81
tAking zee electarsi trtasaise fraaa =
considerable class % psepla aSees3aaasf
- ass q Tue p8eoedsn& B Re a. asie vii
b iasakea be eAftes. An3 II 50 IA shat
ttFalsfiata q fHa fhsst.h ,..s,ss...gs.